Clement Desalle of the Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team raced to third place. The stylish Belgian was making his return to racing after recent injuries and deliberately eased his way back through qualification but he used the power of his KX450F-SR to immediately take over third place in the opening GP moto at the hillside track to finish just eleven seconds behind the winner. After another good start in race two he surrendered a few positionsthrough the first few corners but fought back defiantly to finish the race in sixth position.
Jordi Tixier had a frustrating weekend. Aftertaking eleventh place in qualification he never settled on race day and could only finish fifteenth and thirteenth.
As the series hits the halfway point, riders have little time to rest as they head directly to St Jean d'Angely in France for round 10 next weekend.
10. Tommy Searle (GBR, Kawasaki), +0:40.756.
10. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), 156 p.


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Overall, one of the main advantages of the Kia Sorento is that it is a far more affordable SUV to own. The base Sorento price for the 2019 model year is a little under $25,000. This compares to the Ford Edge, which will cost you at least $28,000. This will result in a loan payment that is at least $50 per month less. Furthermore, the Sorento's lower cost and value also associate with lower insurance costs and lower depreciation.
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Clash Royale might be a cartoony mobile game, but developer SuperCell and the world of esports are betting that it can stand next to other heavy hitters in the competitive world, as well. 36 esports organizations -- including big names like Cloud9, Team Solomid and Tribe Gaming -- recently announced that they would be joining up for this year's Clash Royale league, making for a big vote of confidence from the still-nascent esports establishment.
Supercell gave any player with a mobile device the chance to qualify through an in-game event, and about 25 million people -- myself included -- gave it a try. About 7,000 made the cut, and the participating teams will build out their rosters from there, combining qualifying amateurs with existing professional gamers. This isn't Clash Royale League's first year, but in the past every contestant has competed as an individual.
"It's this really interesting combination of collectible card strategy game with some really clear elements of MOBA. Just those two things make it a really interesting esport, because you have this deck building element that's really interesting and familiar, but also this action strategy element that's really highly viewable," he said. "When you think about the size of the Clash Royale audience, it's really kind of an astonishing number of people. just the process of winnowing down this huge userbase into something that's kind of addressable is quite interesting, and it definitely gives us a huge set of potential players to look at."
"I was probably objectively the worst baseball player on earth," he says, talking about his own time as a kid. "But it's about learning how to lose, learning how to win, learning how to be cohesive and take feedback, learning how to work with teammates. I hope games like Clash Royale continue to lead to not just acceptance by people, but also them really pushing for the development of organized youth esports."


In the past few months, I have had a number of debates with pro-gun advocates on twitter over a gun control laws. While I enjoy debate, I felt it was taking up too much of my time and I wanted to focus on other things, so I decided to block some of the more rude twitter users and muted others, because I feel that this blog is the best platform to lay out exactly what I believe. I will preface this by stating that I am open to some compromise, within reason. Guns are primarily created to kill, therefore I believe they need to be heavily controlled, so I absolutely oppose any move that could result in looser gun laws or the normalization of gun ownership. I would love to live in a world without guns, but I realize that is totally impractical; instead, I would like to see a gun control regime that treats gun ownership as a privilege and is only permitted when there is a legitimate reason. I will discuss the changes I think need to be made based on three classifications: non-restricted, restricted, and prohibited weapons. While I believe Bill C-71 is a step in the right direction, it doesn't go far enough, and I would rather our gun laws be too strict than not strict enough.
All semi-automatics with centre-fire that have detachable magazines should become prohibited, and over a 2 to 5 year period be confiscated with monetary compensation.
Require one's family doctor to sign off that the gun owner has no mental health issues, as well as ensure their family doctors are made aware if their patients have firearm licences so they can request to have them revoked if mental health issues develop.
Gun owners should have two non-family member references and be rigorous in the follow ups on these references, as nowadays they are seldom contacted.
Any spouse or partner they live with or have lived with in the past decade must be contacted and sign off, so as to keep firearms out of abusive homes.
If a person is refused a firearm licence, the reason will not be given nor can it be appealed, but they can re-apply after 1 year. This will increase the likelihood of those in abusive relationships to alert authorities that their partner or ex-partner shouldn't have a firearm, as some may be afraid to tell authorities for fear of retribution. Much the same as visitor visas, prospective gun owners will simply get a letter saying it was either approved or rejected, with no reason given.
Pest Control – as long as the municipality or zone in that municipality of the property where the firearm will be stored allows for the discharge of a firearm, it will be granted, provided they meet all other qualifications. If located in an area that does not allow the discharge of a firearm, it will be refused (i.e. approved for a farmer, but refused in most urban areas).
Target shooting – the person must be a member in good standing of a federally licenced shooting range.
All other reasons such as self defense, desire to protect from tyranny, one's right to own one, etc. will constitute an automatic refusal.
Municipalities will have the right to ban handguns if they so wish.
Those with RPAL licences will be limited to a maximum of 5 handguns, and anyone who wishes to purchase additional guns must get written permission from the Public Safety Minister. This will help prevent straw purchases and also reduce the stockpiling of huge arsenals which are dangerous in many circumstances, such as if the home is broken into.
Prohibited guns, as the name suggests, are forbidden. This category includes fully automatics, some semi-automatics, and some handguns. As it stands now, prohibited simply means such weapons cannot be sold (in Canada) and when the licence holder dies, the firearm is forfeited., However, the firearm is not taken out of circulation and can be transferred to another prohibited licence holder. I believe due to the dangers of these weapons, confiscation, not grandfathering, is necessary. For currently prohibited weapons, holders would have 2 years to turn them over for compensation, and any guns not turned over would be seized without compensation and the person would be arrested. Any future firearms moved to the prohibited category would give owners 2 years from the day it is moved into the category to surrender them.
Canada's gun laws are not unfettered like in the United States, and is one of the reasons why we don't have the same problems they do, thankfully. However, Canada's gun laws can still be improved. I am very concerned about some gun rights groups like the CCFR, CSSA, and NFA. We cannot prevent them from existing, but it is important the government makes clear that the desire to normalize gun ownership, have looser gun laws, or bring a gun culture to Canada will not happen. As we've seen in the US, it is very tough to undo once it does happen.
Canadian gun laws are good relative to the US, but could be even better if made tougher as I have suggested. I might not know all the minute details, but know enough and enough about other countries to realize our gun laws can be improved. I prefer our gun laws be too restrictive than too lax. As for robbing of property, property rights do not mean you have the right to own whatever you want, simply means any confiscation must involve monetary compensation and when it comes to autonomy I don't believe owning a gun is a fundamental right and nor do our courts or most Canadians. As for former spouse, I suggest they be contacted as I am aware they are, but if one is refused they should not be given the reason and also they will be notified their response will remain confidential that way they are more likely to admit if their partner is a threat instead of going along out of fear.
AR15 has been used in multiple mass shootings in the US, the idea we should even entertain allowing a weapon that has been used multiple times is plain nuts. It has a detachable magazine and although limited to five, the rivet can easily be removed and it only takes two seconds to change magazines. You can still hunt with many other less harmful weapons. As for BCL-102, I also think that should be prohibited. Any semi-automatic with a detachable magazine should be banned and I don't care if it is a hunting rifle or what it is for, you can hunt with a regular single shot rifle, it is caliber, not number of bullets it can fire that matters. If you cannot hit your target in one shot you should work on your target. As for going to the range, I research things and I believe the gun lobby are putting their own self interest over the common good. In terms of CCFR and CSSA, they sound way too similar to the NRA in their rhetoric. I believe owning a gun is a privilege not a right and one should have to show a demonstrable need for one as mentioned above, not just own one because they feel it is their right. CCFR supports in their policy section legalizing fully automatics, eliminating magazine limits, and allowing conceal carry. Those are dangerous positions which have failed miserably in the US and I am not interested in seeing it in Canada.
Not true. Amongst OECD countries, our gun laws are near the middle or somewhat on the loose side. Much stricter than the US, but not as strict as Australia, Germany, Japan or UK.
Alcohol is not designed to kill, guns are. I am not advocating banning all guns, just some, otherwise I do a cost-benefit analysis. Should we allow fully automatics, bazookas, or rocket launchers for properly vetted people? I believe you need to draw the line somewhere and that is where I draw it.
Our homicide rate is 1.68 which is lower compared to US which is 5.35, but it is higher than every Western European country save Belgium, and higher than Israel, Japan, South Korea, Australia, and New Zealand so when comparing to peer countries our murder rate is on the high not low side. Likewise some murders such as Ecole Polytechnique and Quebec City Mosque shooting were legal gun owners so we should be making efforts to try and prevent future shootings not accept them as the price of being able to own a gun. Never mind more guns means more places to steal them thus I want to see overall gun ownership rates fall so things like this happen less often https://globalnews.ca/news/4691844/firearms-stolen-southern-saskatchewan-gun-collector/ .
Canadians are just as capable of committing violent acts as Americans so I believe in taking proactive action. UK never had one with a semi-automatic until the Hungerford Massacre in 1987 and Australia never had one with an AR15 until the Port Arthur Massacre in 1986. Why wait until it happens, why not take proactive action. And those countries both banned semi-automatics after and in both cases they had conservative governments too. When an airplane crash happens anywhere in the world, we make changes to prevent one from happening here, we don't use the excuse oh it's never happened in Canada.
They favour allowing fully automatics if properly licenced, conceal carry, and eliminating magazine limits. These are extreme positions that I doubt even most gun owners (who mostly own hunting rifles) support. We are a democracy and a loud noisy minority shouldn't override the wishes of the silent majority who want tougher gun laws.
You can still hunt and what about our right to live? Your hobby doesn't trump the right of the rest of us to be safe. Until we have the most restrictive gun laws in the developed world, I think those wanting even stricter have a very strong legitimate case and if the gun lobby wasn't so rigid and dogmatic maybe a compromise could be found, but your side isn't interested in it. You care more about your non-existent right to own a gun.
Actually I've based mine on academic research not what the gun lobby says. If you look at the chart below, you will notice countries with most permissive gun laws have highest gun murder rates, those with most restrictive have fewest https://www.cnn.com/2017/10/03/americas/us-gun-statistics/index.html it is the fifth one.


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LCR11219
Labour Court Database
File Number: CD87247
Case Number: LCR11219
Section / Act: S67
Parties: BORD GAIS EIREANN - and - AUEW(TASS)
Claim for parity of pay scales for (a) 7 draughtsmen, (b) 3 supervisors and (c) 40 clerical/administrative workers with similar E.S.B. scales.
5. Having considered the submissions made, the Court is of the
opinion that the wage structure now current in the Bord has
evolved in its own right through the normal negotiating process
and has a general comparability with other companies in the
semi-State sector. The principle of parity with an individual
concern has not hitherto been conceded. The fact that certain
grades have parity with or even better salaries than those in the
E.S.B. arises from the evolution of the Bord's domestic salary
structure and does not warrant a similar relationship for other
grades of the Bord's staff.
The Court therefore does not recommend concession of the Union's
claim.
Division: Mr O'Connell Mr Heffernan Mr Walsh
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CD87247 THE LABOUR COURT LCR11219
CC87166 INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ACTS, 1946 TO 1976
RECOMMENDATION NO. LCR11219
Parties: BORD GAIS EIREANN
AMALGAMATED UNION OF ENGINEERING WORKERS (T.A.S.S.)
1. Claim for parity of pay scales for (a) 7 draughtsmen, (b) 3
supervisors and (c) 40 clerical/administrative workers with
similar E.S.B. scales.
2. In July, 1986, the Union claimed parity for its craft
supervisors in Bord Gais Eireann (B.G.E.) with those in the E.S.B.
and in November, 1986, a further claim for parity on behalf of
draughtsmen and clerical/administrative workers with those in the
E.S.B. was also lodged. These claims were rejected by the Company
and the matter was referred to the conciliation service of the
Labour Court on 29th January, 1987. A conciliation conference was
held on 19th March, 1987 (a date suitable to both parties). As no
resolution was possible both parties agreed to a referral to the
Labour Court for investigation and recommendation. A Labour Court
hearing was held on 23rd April, 1987.
Union's arguments:
3. (a) Following negotiations on the basis of Labour Court
Recommendation No. 6434 a salary scale for engineers
was agreed which virtually established parity with the
E.S.B. Craftsmen have scales which compare very
favourably with E.S.B. scales, in fact in all cases
they are in excess of E.S.B. scales. It is difficult
to justify engineers and craftsmen having scales
equivalent to E.S.B. and at the same time deprive
clerical, technical and supervisory workers of similar
relativity.
(b) The workers range of duties and responsibilities have
increased over the years. The Company have argued that
there are more workers employed by the E.S.B. and that
it is a much bigger organisation. It is difficult to
see how this effects the responsibilities of the
workers in B.G.E. If anything the B.G.E. workers
probably have much more responsibility and a wider
range of duties than their counterparts in the E.S.B.
Accordingly the Union consider that the pay scales
should reflect the skill and knowledge which these
workers have acquired since B.G.E. was set up.
(c) The cost of conceding these claims would have little or
no effect on the overall wages bill of B.G.E. as the
wages bill accounts for approximately 1% of the overall
turnover.
Bord's arguments:
4. (i) The present structures and gradings for the workers
concerned is more than adequate having regard to the
number of workers involved, the range of duties and
the structure and salary ranges for workers in
similar sized organisations in the public and private
sectors (details supplied to the Court).
(ii) The range of duties and responsibilities of the
workers are not as onerous as their counterparts in
the E.S.B. (details supplied to the Court). There
are also much greater numbers employed by the E.S.B.
Concession of the claim and the principle of parity
with the E.S.B. would have major repercussive effects
on the whole gas industry and the public sector
generally and would limit the Bord's capability to
support and fund the development of the industry
which is essential to protect employment.
(iii) There are of course a number of factors affecting the
financial situation of Irish Gas (these were fully
put to the Court at the recent hearing on the 26th
round claim); they are however no less relevant in
consideration of the current claim. In brief, energy
prices have fallen to half their former levels and
this situation is expected to continue into the
foreseeable future. The Supreme Court has limited
the Company's offtake of gas from Kinsale, its only
source of supply; and the Company will have
substantial costs this year and into the future
arising from the nationalisation of Dublin Gas and
other developments. All of these developments affect
the ability of Irish Gas (which doesn't make a profit
in the conventional sense) as trustee of a national
asset to contribute all excess of revenue over
expenditure to the benefit of the Exchequer. Apart
from the needs of the Exchequer to obtain all the
money it can get, the general needs of the economy,
as set out in the recent Budget speech of the
Minister for Finance, require pay increases, if
warranted, be below the level of inflation.
Signed on behalf of the Labour Court.
___10th___June,____1987. ___________________
M. D. / M. F. Deputy Chairman
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In our clinic two types of tooth whitening (bleaching) are provided; in office or at home.
The first method, In-Office Whitening, involves the carefully controlled use of a relatively high-concentration peroxide gel (35-37%), applied to the teeth by the dentist. Generally, the peroxide is applied to the teeth for two 15 to 20 minute intervals that add up to an hour (at most). Bleaching can cause a temporary increase in sensitivity that lasts no longer than a day or two. Those with particularly stubborn staining may be advised to return for one or more additional bleaching sessions, or may be asked to continue with a home-use whitening system. During this treatment an ultraviolet lamp could be applied as well, to increase the whitening result.
The second method, Professionally Dispensed Take-Home Whitening Kits, use the custom-made bleaching trays molded to the patient's teeth. The whitening gels we use in our clinic are based on hydrogen carbamide concentration of 15%, and are used for 15 days at home. Most dentists believe professionally dispensed take-home whitening kits are a better option since the bleaching results last over the long haul.


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«Шляпа волшебника» () — детская сказка шведоговорящей писательницы из Финляндии Туве Янссон, книга была впервые опубликована в 1948 году.

Это первая часть цикла, которая была опубликована финским издательством «Schildts», так как шведский издатель предыдущих двух частей прекратил сотрудничество с Янссон из-за коммерческого провала предыдущих книг. И именно эта часть стала литературным прорывом писательницы, получив положительную критику как в Швеции, так и в Финляндии, и в итоге принесла ей мировую популярность.

Сюжет

Глава 1
Однажды весенним утром Муми-тролль и его друзья находят очень необычную шляпу — красивый чёрный «цилиндр». Они приносят её с собой домой, но они и не подозревают, что теперь будет. Муми-папа примеряет шляпу, у муми-папы в ней очень важный и величественный вид, но она оказывается ему велика, и к тому же вызывает у него головную боль. Поэтому домочадцы решают использовать её в качестве корзины для бумаги.

Муми-тролли едят яйца, а скорлупу выбрасывают в шляпу волшебника. Скорлупа превращается в маленькие управляемые облака, плотные, как вата, на которых можно кататься по воздуху.

Кроме того, Хемуль (собравший к этому времени все марки мира и таким образом потерявший интерес к своему прежнему увлечению — филателии) обзаводится новым хобби — начинает собирать «самый лучший гербарий на свете».

Глава 2
Однажды из-за непогоды Муми-тролль и его друзья остаются дома и играют в прятки. Муми-тролль прячется под шляпой и превращается в нескладного урода. Он принимает свой прежний вид только после того, как Муми-мама признаёт, что это её сын. Догадавшись о свойствах шляпы, Муми-тролль решает отомстить муравьиному льву, превратив его во что-нибудь с помощью шляпы. После пребывания в шляпе муравьиный лев превращается в крошечного ёжика. Муми-мама и Муми-папа, узнав о свойствах шляпы, решают избавиться от неё, сбросив её в реку. Однако Снусмумрик и Муми-тролль ночью тайно выходят из дома, находят шляпу и прячут её в гроте Сниффа.

Глава 3

В долине
Ондатр устал от взбалмошной Муми-семьи и решил переехать жить в Грот. Там он кладёт свои вставные челюсти в шляпу, где они превращаются в нечто (автор не сообщает, во что именно, предоставив читателям возможность додумать это самим), и когда семья муми-троллей приходит на берег к его новому жилью, чтобы принести ему еду, они находят Ондатра в истерике, а таинственное существо из шляпы исчезло. Зато на берегу они находят лодку, которую решают окрестить «Приключение». На ней они отправляются в путешествие на остров хатифнаттов.

На острове
Хемуль, который теперь стал ревностным ботаником, попадает в окружение хатифнаттов, но Снусмумрик сумел ему помочь. Первый, решив наказать хатифнаттов, забирает с собой их барометр. Барометр показывает, что надвигается сильный смерч, и все строят палатку, чтобы укрыться от непогоды.

Глава 4
Ночью хатифнатты пробираются в палатку в поисках своего барометра. Поднимается суматоха, палатка переворачивается, и остаток ночи все проводят под открытым небом. На следующий день все обходят берег в поисках вещей, которые выбросило море во время бури, и делают интересные находки. Снифф находит пробковый пояс, Снорк — золотые россыпи, Фрёкен Снорк — деревянную королеву (фигуру, украшавшую нос корабля), а Муми-тролль — таинственный талисман, принесённый волнами из далеких стран.

Глава 5
В конце июля Снорк, Муми-тролль, Снусмумрик, Снифф, Хемуль и Фрекен Снорк из-за страшной жары поселяются в пещере на морском берегу (именно здесь Снусмумрик рассказывает друзьям о волшебнике, шляпу которого они нашли, и о том, что мечта всей жизни этого волшебника — отыскать Королевский Рубин). В их отсутствие Муми-мама делает уборку и нечаянно роняет часть гербария Хемуля в шляпу. В пещере решают порыбачить. Снорк ловит Мамелюка. Они возвращаются домой и видят, что он зарос тропическими джунглями. Всем, кроме Хемуля, удается залезть в дом. Там они играют до тех пор, пока волшебство не исчезает. В это время Хемуль решает согреться, разжигает костер и зажаривает Мамелюка…

Глава 6
В Муми-доле появляются новые персонажи — скитальцы-близнецы Тофсла и Вифсла. Они носят с собой огромный чемодан, однако никому не показывают его Содержимое. Ночью в Муми-дом наведывается чудовище — Морра, которая охотится за Содержимым чемодана. Снорк устраивает судебное разбирательство, в ходе которого появляется Морра. Муми-мама догадывается предложить шляпу волшебника в качестве выкупа за Содержимое. Морра соглашается, забирает шляпу и уходит.

Глава 7
В Муми-дол приходит осень, и Снусмумрик покидает друзей — отправляется в свое ежегодное странствие на юг. Муми-мама устраивает пир по поводу своей сумки, потерявшейся и снова найденной. На пиру Тофсла и Вифсла открывают чемодан — его Содержимое только теперь становится известным: это Королевский Рубин, величайшее сокровище на Земле. Волшебник, давным-давно искавший этот рубин, в это время находится на Луне, где осматривает кратеры в надежде отыскать Короля Рубинов. Увидев его сияние с Луны, Волшебник сразу догадывается, чем вызван этот свет, и спускается в Муми-дол на чёрной пантере. Он пробует получить Королевский рубин у Тофслы и Вифслы, но те не желают ни отдавать, ни продавать камень. Тогда волшебник начинает исполнять желания обитателей Муми-дола. Тофсла и Вифсла решили загадать не для себя, а для волшебника, и пожелали для него такой же рубин, как и у них — так волшебник получил рубин Королевы.

Аудио-версии
Музыкальная сказка «Муми-тролль и Шляпа Волшебника» (2CD, 120 мин., год выпуска — 2007). (Автор песен — И. Прозоров, исполнители — группа «Небослов»

Голосом Аллы Човжик (Сказки доброго Бармалея)

Экранизация
В 1980—1983 годах на Свердловской киностудии была снята серия из трёх мультфильмов по мотивам сказки «Шляпа волшебника». Сюжет укорочен, отсутствует Снорк, его некоторые функции (например, роль судьи) переданы Муми-троллю, а некоторые — Снусмумрику (который не путешествует на юг). Отсутствуют также эпизоды с островом хатифнаттов и превращением Муми-дома в джунгли.

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Does an Mba Teach You How to Start a Business?
Which is the highest paid MBA specialization?
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Is MBA necessary for successful business?
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Why you should not get an MBA?
Can a average student do MBA?
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How can I start a business with no money?
Is starting a business worth it?
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Which MBA specialization is best for entrepreneurs?
What should I do after MBA in entrepreneurship?
What is the difference between entrepreneur and MBA?
Is MBA hard to study?
Are MBA programs hard?
What degree do most CEOs have?
Does an MBA help you become a CEO?
How many millionaires have MBAs?
An MBA may certainly assist you in starting a business by providing you with the necessary skills, information, and contacts to effectively begin and build a company.
Similarly, What does an MBA really teach you?
MBA schools instill analytical capabilities, long-term strategic thinking, networking, and leadership among its students.
Also, it is asked, Which MBA is best for startup?
Top 10 MBA Programs for Entrepreneurship The Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago. IMD is a business school in Switzerland. Imperial College Business School is a prestigious business school in London. New York University's Stern School of Business. Europe Campus of INSEAD. Shanghai Campus of CEIBS (China Europe International Business School).
Secondly, What percentage of MBAS start their own business?
As management schools continue to provide a broader range of start-up training, more MBA candidates are turning to entrepreneurship than last year.
Also, Is an MBA a waste of money?
A standard MBA from a prestigious institution will set you back $200,000. An MBA is a waste of money due to the exorbitant sticker tag. Employers used to fit the bill, but that's no longer the case. Employee loyalty is low in the post-COVID age, thus firms are less likely to invest six figures for their employees' education.
People also ask, What are the disadvantages of MBA?
The Benefits and Drawbacks of an MBA Advantages Disadvantages Job possibilities have increased. Studying costs Development of personal and entrepreneurial abilities Commitment of time With managerial abilities and a specialization in the topic of interest There is a scarcity of practical and applied learning. High-paying job 1 additional row of ROI risk
The 25 Best-Paying Jobs Using Payscale data, MBA specializations are ranked based on average compensation. $126,000 for Business Analytics. $110,000 for information technology. $102,000 in real estate. $100,000 – $100,000 – $100,000 – $100,000 – $100,000 – $100,000 – $100,000 $99,000 in economics. $98,000 for consulting/corporate strategy. $98,000 in finance.
After an MBA, what are the best business ideas? Consultancy in management. Management consulting is a position that is tailor-made for you as an MBA graduate. Marketing advice is available. Consultation on business funding. Crowdfunding consulting is a service that helps people raise money using the internet. Consultation on feasibility. Consultation on digital marketing. Advertising advice is available. SEO assistance is available.
So, do you need an MBA to start your own business? No, is the quick response. Without one, many entrepreneurs have built successful enterprises.
Yes, an MBA is required. 1. Management of the two P's – An MBA is necessary since every successful businessman in the nation must effectively manage both the product and the people. Those who lack managerial abilities should enroll in an MBA program to increase their management understanding.
Despite the fact that the majority of CEOs are well-educated, an MBA is not required for these positions. According to a 2017 study by Study.eu, just 37% of North American CEOs have an MBA, despite the fact that 59 percent had some form of postgraduate degree.
IIM Trichy, for example, saw its highest pay leap from Rs 23.8 lakh to Rs 33 lakh this year. The average cost to business (CTC) at IIT Bombay's Shailesh J Mehta School of Management increased by Rs 16.5 lakh to Rs 17.63 lakh.
Most individuals with a business career regard an MBA to be a worthwhile investment; nonetheless, people seek this level of education at various times in their careers.
When a graduate expects to work in a business-related sector, in management, or as a company founder, an MBA is only worth the money, time, and effort. Unless they are in management or leadership positions, an MBA may not be advantageous for people working in other sectors. MBA degrees are not all made equal.
Yes, an MBA is an excellent choice for the ordinary student. A post-graduate MBA degree in a variety of specialties may provide students with a myriad of work prospects. Graduates may pursue the following specializations: Finance is one of the MBA specialties.
Finance, marketing, public policy, information technology, environmental sustainability, and health administration are among the MBA majors that will help future CEOs succeed.
MBA Specializations with the Highest Demand Management on a global scale. Strategy. Consulting. Finance Management. Entrepreneurship.\sMarketing. Management of operations. Technology Management is another term for information technology. MBA graduates with a specific MBA in IT or Technology Management are on the bleeding edge of user experience, design, and information technology flow.
Which MBA Programs Are in High Demand? According to the 2019 corporate recruiter study, the largest demand is for finance, project management, consulting, strategy, and business analytics professionals. Employers, on the other hand, recruit MBA graduates with a variety of specialties since each degree type is suited to a certain position.
So, here's a no-cost way to get started and expand your new company. Six pointers for beginning a company with little money. Create a bare-bones product. Make a plan to get compensated. Make the world aware of your goods. To scale future growth, try extending your goods, services, or target market. Keep in mind: don't give up.
Working for a pay or salary offers various financial advantages versus starting your own firm. First, you're establishing a business with the potential to expand – and your bank account will expand along with it. Second, your company is a great asset in and of itself. Your company's value increases as it expands.
In any economy, starting a small company is difficult, but it's considerably more difficult in a downturn. This is partially due to the difficulty of obtaining finance when credit markets are tight. Small company entrepreneurs must improve their business ideas for this reason.
Continue reading to learn about the finest MBA specialties for entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurship MBA. A master's degree in high-tech management is available. MBA in Business Intelligence and Data Analytics MBA in Risk Management and Insurance. A master's degree in cyber security is available.
After finishing an MBA in Entrepreneurship, you will have access to a broad range of professional options in a variety of areas Following an MBA in Entrepreneurship, you may pursue a career as a business consultant. Reporter for the business world. Manager of Sales. Developer of new ventures. Corporate Supervisor. Department Manager.
MBA informal reasoning "begins with a pre-determined objective and a certain set of methods and strives to discover the best – quickest, cheapest, most efficient, etc. – option to attain that goal," according to Professor Sarasvathy. "The effective thinking of an entrepreneur does not begin with a particular purpose.
MBAs are tough to complete, but not impossible. Many prospective students wonder whether an MBA is too challenging for them. "Most likely not," is the simple response. However, as you'll undoubtedly discover throughout your MBA, your attitude accounts for more than half of your professional performance.
An MBA is difficult to get since the coursework are difficult, yet it will help you become a stronger critical thinker. Although many institutions require students to complete the same basic courses on topics such as leadership and collaboration, most MBA programs provide a variety of electives to customize your MBA experience.
A master's degree in business administration, economics, management, or another similar field is common among CEOs.
In any given year, over 40% of S&P CEOs have an MBA, and another 25% to 30% have some form of graduate degree. An MBA may make graduates more appealing candidates for executive roles such as CEO since it can indicate to a potential employer a high degree of corporate-related skill.
There are at least 18 MBA grads in the top 250, and billionaire MBAs abound among the 2,755 billionaires on Forbes' 2021 rich list, which grew by 660 over the previous year.
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A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted permission to a former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke to travel for a medical check-up at the United Arab Emirate, where he was in exile for about five years.
Ruling on Adoke's application for permission to travel to the UAE, the trial Judge, Justice Inyang Ekwo on Thursday ordered the release of his passport to enable him to travel to UAE on health grounds from December 15 and return on or before January 10, 2021.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is prosecuting Adoke on 14-count charges bordering on money laundering to the tune of $6million.
Adoke who is standing trial alongside a businessman, Aliyu Abubakar, is scheduled to return to the court on January 11 for the continuation of his trial.
The former AGF who fled the country had returned and was immediately arrested by the EFCC upon arrival at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on December 19, 2019.
He has since been facing multiple charges, including money laundering, before various courts which had ordered the seizure of his passport as a bail condition.
Adoke was accused of among others, receiving the dollar equivalent of N300 million from Abubakar, paying the dollar equivalent of N367,318,800 to one Usman Mohammed Bello, and allegedly using the sum of N300 million, which was alleged to be part of the proceeds of unlawful activities, all in violations of various provisions of the Money Laundering Prohibition Act, 2011.
The former AGF was also accused of making "structured cash payments, in 22 tranches" amounting to N80 million, another of such structured payments in 13 tranches summing up to N50 million into his Unity Bank account.
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WATCH: New NASA Simulation Reveals Roman Space Telescope Will Be Able to Show Rogue Planets
By NASA information center // August 23, 2020
rogue planets are freely floating bodies that drift through our galaxy untethered to a star
WATCH: New simulations show that NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will be able to reveal myriad rogue planets – freely floating bodies that drift through our galaxy untethered to a star. (NASA video0
BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – New simulations show that NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will be able to reveal myriad rogue planets – freely floating bodies that drift through our galaxy untethered to a star.
Studying these island worlds will help us understand more about how planetary systems form, evolve, and break apart.
Astronomers discovered planets beyond our solar system, known as exoplanets, in the 1990s. We quickly went from knowing of only our own planetary system to realizing that planets likely outnumber the hundreds of billions of stars in our galaxy.
Now, a team of scientists is finding ways to improve our understanding of planet demographics by searching for rogue worlds.
"As our view of the universe has expanded, we've realized that our solar system may be unusual," said Samson Johnson, a graduate student at Ohio State University in Columbus who led the research effort.
"Roman will help us learn more about how we fit in the cosmic scheme of things by studying rogue planets."
The findings, published in the Astronomical Journal, center on the Roman Space Telescope's ability to locate and characterize isolated planets. Astronomers have only tentatively discovered a few of these nomad worlds so far because they are so difficult to detect.
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Finding Galactic Nomads
Roman will find rogue planets by conducting a large microlensing survey. Gravitational lensing is an observational effect that occurs because the presence of mass warps the fabric of space-time.
The effect is extreme around very massive objects, like black holes and entire galaxies. Even solitary planets cause a detectable degree of warping, called microlensing.
This animation shows how gravitational microlensing can reveal island worlds.
When an unseen rogue planet passes in front of a more distant star from our vantage point, light from the star bends as it passes through the warped space-time around the planet.
If a rogue planet aligns closely with a more distant star from our vantage point, the star's light will bend as it travels through the curved space-time around the planet.
The result is that the planet acts like a natural magnifying glass, amplifying light from the background star. Astronomers see the effect as a spike in the star's brightness as the star and planet come into alignment. Measuring how the spike changes over time reveals clues to the rogue planet's mass.
"The microlensing signal from a rogue planet only lasts between a few hours and a couple of days and then is gone forever," said co-author Matthew Penny, an assistant professor of physics and astronomy at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge.
"This makes them difficult to observe from Earth, even with multiple telescopes. Roman is a game-changer for rogue planet searches."
Microlensing offers the best way to systematically search for rogue planets – especially those with low masses. They don't shine like stars and are often very cool objects, emitting too little heat for infrared telescopes to see.
These vagabond worlds are essentially invisible, but Roman will discover them indirectly thanks to their gravitational effects on the light of more distant stars.
Lessons from Cosmic Castaways
Johnson and co-authors showed that Roman will be able to detect rogue planets with masses as small as Mars. Studying these planets will help narrow down competing models of planetary formation.
The planet-building process can be chaotic since smaller objects collide with one another and sometimes stick together to form larger bodies. It's similar to using a piece of playdough to pick up other pieces.
But occasionally collisions and close encounters can be so violent that they fling a planet out of the gravitational grip of its parent star. Unless it manages to drag a moon along with it, the newly orphaned world is doomed to wander the galaxy alone.
Roman will test planetary formation and evolution models that predict different numbers of these isolated worlds. Determining the abundance and masses of rogue planets will offer insight into the physics that drives their formation.
The research team found that the mission will provide a rogue planet count that is at least 10 times more precise than current estimates, which range from tens of billions to trillions in our galaxy.
These estimates mainly come from observations by ground-based telescopes.
Since Roman will observe above the atmosphere, nearly a million miles away from Earth in the direction opposite the Sun, it will yield far superior microlensing results.
In addition to providing a sharper view, Roman's perspective will allow it to stare at the same patch of sky continuously for months at a time.
Johnson and his colleagues showed that Roman's microlensing survey will detect hundreds of rogue planets, even though it will search only a relatively narrow strip of the galaxy.
Part of the study involved determining how to analyze the mission's future data to obtain a more accurate census. Scientists will be able to extrapolate from Roman's rogue planet count to estimate how common these objects are throughout the entire galaxy.
"The universe could be teeming with rogue planets and we wouldn't even know it," said Scott Gaudi, a professor of astronomy at Ohio State University and a co-author of the paper.
"We would never find out without undertaking a thorough, space-based microlensing survey like Roman is going to do."
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Kerry Ryan has written the (or one of the) first collection of poems focused on boxing: Vs. You feel like you're in the gym with Ryan: throwing punches, getting hit, lifting the medicine ball. Ryan has a way with words that makes you want to hit and get hit.
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The contract with Strategic Synergies was signed in April and released by Dunleavy's office last month. Brett Huber is listed on the contract as the firm's sole owner. The contract runs through Oct. 24.
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Post subject: Zip Ties Or Twist ties?
Which type of tie is best to use inside the PC to gather all wires inside the PC?
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Both work but we all know that zip ties is the right way to do it.
but we all know that zip ties is the right way to do it.
How often do you plan to mess with the insides of your PC?
If it's rarely or never then yes zip ties.
If you're often going to be tinkering inside you might prefer twist ties or Velcro straps so you can undo them easily without having to cut and replace zip ties all the time.
Velcro straps have the added benefit of not having a conductive wire inside them like twist ties do.
I prefer Velcro straps, because they are reusable, and look better than twist ties. They do cost the most of all three, though.
Ties will enter in tighter spaces and depending on your needs there are from very small to very big, they are very cheap, personally i prefer this. I do use velcro straps sometimes, depending on the space i have, but i do prefer ties.
Thanks for your valuable replies guys.
Twist tie does (previously mentioned) have evil metal core.
I use heavy duty zip ties but I insert the end in up side down so that they don't ratchet/lock into place. Being heavy duty means that the tension is enough to keep them tight but when I need to reroute a cable, all I have to do is loosen the zip tie, do what needs doing and tighten it up again.


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El esturión del Sir Daria (Pseudoscaphirhynchus fedtschenkoi) es una especie de peces de la familia Acipenseridae. Se encontraban en Kazajistán, Tayikistán y Uzbekistán. Es endémica del río Sir Daria y, antes de que se drenara, lo era del mar de Aral. Debido a la pérdida de su lugar de reproducción y las represas que están a lo largo del río, se considera actualmente en peligro crítico de extinción y probablemente extinta ya que no se han reportado avistamientos desde 1960.

Descripción y reproducción

Alcanza una longitud máxima de 65 cm y presenta entre 15-22 escamas dorsales, 37-46 de laterales y 6-11 de ventrales. Su hocico es largo, plano y en forma de pala. Hay ausencia de espinas en su cabeza. Sus aletas pectorales están levantadas en los extremos. La parte posterior del cuerpo es de color gris a negro y su color ventral es blanco. Es de fecundación externa y su reproducción tiene lugar hacia finales de abril.

Alimentación
Los adultos se alimentan de organismos bentónicos (sobre todo de larvas de insectos). Se cree que es capaz de alimentarse en el mar de Aral, aunque también se ha adaptado a vivir en agua dulce.

Hábitat y distribución geográfica
Es un pez de agua dulce y salada, demersal, potamódromo y de clima templado, Este pez es endémico de la cuenca del río Sir Daria (que es de la cuenca del mar de Aral). Se encuentra en Uzbekistán,Tayikistán y Kazajistán en Asia central.

Estado de conservación
Sus principales amenazas son la pesca para el consumo humano, la mala calidad del agua debido a la contaminación agrícola, el hecho de que el río Sir Daria ya no llegue al mar de Aral desde el año 1975 debido a los trasvases de agua y la construcción de presas, y la progresiva desaparición de este mar de Aral, (su superficie se ha visto reducida en un 60 % desde 1973 hasta 2000 por lo que su agua se ha hipersalinizado y no contiene peces salvo una pequeña reserva situada en el noreste).

Observaciones
Es inofensivo para los humanos, su índice de vulnerabilidad es de moderado a alto (53 de 100) y muchos autores lo consideran extinto.

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Superintendent calls for new elementary school
Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD) Superintendent Max McGee has called for a committee to work on the 13th elementary school. The decision has come after delays that have lasted for years and the majority of the school board supports McGee's recommendation for the new school.
The board currently does not know where the new elementary school will be located, but the two possibilities are both owned by the district.
According to board member Barb Mitchell, one possibility would be a location near Jordan Middle School, while the other would be located next to Cubberly Community Center.
This decision is a result of many of the elementary schools reporting an overflow of students. If the growth continues, PAUSD will have to send more students to schools farther away from their homes in order to maintain smaller class sizes, as well as using portables and using classrooms at nearly-full middle schools.
"I'll tell you my experience in looking at this data: I do think it's time we address this," McGee said.
The district's enrollment this year has increased to a total of 12,532. Although elementary school enrollment decreased by 131 students, many elementary schools are over crowded, with some surpassing 500 students — higher than many educators feel is the appropriate school size. Middle school enrollment is expected to continue to rise in the next two years and then dwindle. Palo Alto middle schools have had an increase of only 165 students this past year, although many school board members say that all three middle schools are over capacity.
"PAUSD's middle school student enrollment has grown by over 600 students in the past 10 years," Mitchell said. "Jordan and JLS are particularly large, with over 1,100 students each."
The rough estimates for the cost of the new elementary school would be $30 million and $35 million.
New school facilities or building renovations are paid for with bond funds approved by PAUSD voters, while operating costs, such as staffing and instructional materials, are paid for with PAUSD's general funds," Mitchell said.
McGee called to reconvene a study committee from before or create a new advisory team to plan the proposed elementary school as well as a possible fourth middle school.
All of the School Board members except for Camille Townsend ex- pressed a similar urgency in completing the task.
McGee said he is planning the application process and contacting former committee members between now and the next board meeting on Oct. 7 to make sure the advisory team is formed as quickly as possible.
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28 February 2022, Monday
Spiegelkind is the multidisciplinary project of Mexican visual artist and musician Arturo Chávez. Following a career in architectural design, Arturo passionately reunited with sound art, giving rise to a very interesting intersection between visual art and music through techno culture. His latest single "La Noche" draws influence from '90s tech-house tracks but brings the sound to the present with his unique production style and sound. It's inevitable to be hypnotized by its hedonistic and nostalgic vibe.
Can you tell us who Spiegelkind is and introduce us to your musical project?
Just as in some cultures it is impossible to separate dance from music as two distinct things, sound and image for me arise from the same creative impulse. Spiegelkind is the vehicle in which I can pour my entire process as a multidisciplinary artist, creating textures that are seen as well as heard.
Can you tell us about the new single La Noche?
La Noche is an experiment that came from creating a house track full of classic and even cliché textures with the most unexpected digital tools. Unlike other works of mine, all the analog sound of the track is an illusion generated by computers.
What projects do you have for 2022?
This year will be a year of releases. At the end of March a new EP, Close Your Eyes We're Ending, will be available, in which I recover electronic experiments mixed with funk rock. I also continue to make weekly streams and participate in compilations of different genres, from acid techno to noise.
What does it mean to you to be an independent artist nowadays?
Learning to learn everything from any front. You have to know how to discern between the right strategies to be seen and heard. But of course, it also means freeing creativity from the rigidity imposed by the prefabricated.
If you could change anything in the music industry, what would it be?
I am convinced that creative sparks and points of resistance are born from collaborations. It is necessary to strengthen and diversify the collectives of independent artists so that we can face the mega-publicized projects sponsored by large companies.
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The 2012 São Tomé and Principe Championship was the 27th season of the São Tomé and Principe Championship the top-level football championship of São Tomé and Principe. It began on 1 May and concluded on 5 November.  Sporting Clube do Principe from São Tomé island won their second title.

Teams
15 teams participated in the São Tomé and Principe Championship, 10 from São Tomé Island and 5 from Príncipe Island. At the end of season champion of São Tomé Island League and champion of Principe Island League play one match for champion of São Tomé and Principe.

São Tomé teams 2012

First Division

Second Division
The Second Division featured two zones (sometimes as groups), A & B.  The first place of each zone heads to the Second Division championships and the winner was crowned Second Division Champions, all of its finals participants qualified into the Premier Division in the following season including Futebol Club Aliança Nacional (Zone A) and Agrosport (Zone B).

Zone A
 Inter Bom-Bom
 Os Dinâmicos/Porto - Folha Fede
 Juba Diogo Simão
 Palmar
 Porto Alegre
 FC Ribeira Peixe
 Santa Margarida
 Santana FC
 Trindade FC
 Varzim FC - Ribeira Afonso

Zone B
 Amador - Agostinho Neto
 Andorinha Sport Club
 Desportivo Conde
 Correia
 CD Guadalupe
 Kê Morabeza  - in the following season, the club would change its name to Kë Morabeza
 Desportivo Marítimo - Micoló
 FC Neves
 Sporting São Tomé
 Diogo Vaz

Third Division
It was the first season that featured the Third Division.

Principe teams 2012

Five clubs took part, FC Porto Real did not participated during the season which reduced the number of matches to eight. The competition started in May and finished in October. Sporting won the 2012 title and participated in the national championship match in November. Sporting defeated UDAPB 1–0 in the final match of the season.

National final

The national final match took place on November 5, 2012 at noon. The match featured Sporting from Príncipe and Sporting Praia Cruz, it was the "Sporting" challenge. Every goal were scored in the last few minutes of the match. The first were scored by Remi Lima at the 86th minute, the second was a penalty kick which was scored by Sporting Praia's Jair which tied up the game, at additional time, Remy Lima scored the last two goals and Sporting Príncipe went on to win their second in a row and most recent national title and qualified into the 2013 CAF Champions League.

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Chances are good that there is a dog at your feet as you read this, just as there is one at mine. Dogs were probably the first species to be domesticated by humans around 15,000—30,000 years ago, and since then the histories of our two species have been closely intertwined. The association between humans and dogs began as one in which dogs served various utilitarian purposes such as guarding and hunting. Today, the vast majority of our dogs fill the role of family member and companion, as opposed to serving as working dogs. But even though most dogs no longer serve a practical role in our lives, the relationship between human and dog is certainly no less deep or meaningful. Pulitzer prize-winning biologist EO Wilson popularized the concept of biophilia to describe the powerful and subconscious urge that human beings have to connect with other forms of life, and nowhere is this urge better illustrated than the desire that many people have to spend their lives with a companion dog living in their home, at their side, and sharing almost every aspect of their lives.
Just as the relationship between humans and dogs has changed in recent times, so has our means of producing and acquiring them. Few dogs today are bred for their working ability. Thanks to the widespread availability of spaying and neutering and an increased awareness of the problems of dog overpopulation, responsible dog owners no longer allow their dogs to breed randomly and indiscriminately, and produce unwanted litters. But too many dogs are irresponsibly bred by small time breeders who are just trying to turn a quick profit, or by large-scale puppy mills whose puppies are marketed online or through puppy wholesalers, without an easy way for puppy seekers to evaluate whether or not the dog breeder is ethical, humane, and breeding for good health and good temperament. Still other dogs are bred by breed fanciers who breed mainly for success in the dog show ring, and then cull their less desirable show stock to be sold as "pet quality" dogs. Good health and good temperament are to a great degree heritable in dogs, and many dogs that are bred primarily for profit or for the show ring often fall short of the ideal in terms of health and temperament. The fact that a young puppy is cute and sweet and irresistibly appealing is no assurance that it will grow up to be a healthy, suitable companion dog. Far too many dog lovers discover the heartbreak of investing a huge amount of time, money and emotional involvement in a puppy that later turns out to have serious health or behavioral problems.
Many dog lovers suggest that anyone looking for a companion dog should adopt one from a shelter. Shelter adoption offers a lifeline to those unfortunate dogs that find themselves in such desperate circumstances, and many shelter dogs make fine companions. But our ultimate goal must be to move beyond a system in which the general public acquires dogs that are largely unknown in terms of their health and temperament, were by definition irresponsibly bred (because responsible breeders do not allow the puppies they breed to end up in shelters), and have been put through the tremendous physical and emotional stress of passing through an animal shelter. Our long term goal must certainly be to create a system in which we reduce the number of irresponsibly bred dogs that end up in shelters. Making spaying and neutering available and affordable is an important goal, but it is not sufficient to reduce the flood of dogs that enter our shelters, as long as irresponsible and strictly profit-motivated dog breeders can find a market for their puppies, and can unload their excess inventory in the night drop box of their local shelter. We also need to decrease the market share for irresponsibly bred puppies, by giving people a clear and better alternative.
As a society, we have the potential to improve the way that companion dogs are produced and obtained in this country. Using technology, we can create a tool that will help dog lovers demand greater accountability with respect to the breeding of their companion dogs. Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft and global philanthropist, recently stated, "In the past year, I have been struck by how important measurement is to improving the human condition. You can achieve incredible progress if you set a clear goal and find a measure that will drive progress toward that goal." The same must be true with respect to our companion dogs. Specialized groups have already worked diligently and successfully to develop lines of dogs specifically suited to being service dogs and working dogs of various sorts. By developing a way to measure the success of dog breeders at producing excellent companion dogs, and by giving dog owners the opportunity to provide feedback as to the suitability of their own companion dogs, we can drive the progress of improving the overall health and suitability of companion dogs in this country. We just have to create the metric, and convince members of the dog-loving public to each take the time to contribute information about the dogs that they have owned. As an added benefit, when the market share for irresponsibly bred dogs decreases, the number of these dogs that will end up cast off in shelters will decrease.
The ideal companion dog has an agreeable temperament, has good social behavior around people and other animals, and is a pleasure to be around. People who make the effort to find this website have probably had the pleasure of knowing a dog like this--the description may bring to mind the image of a Labrador retriever, or a toy poodle. You may think of a German shepherd, a sheltie, or a dog that is some blend of these breeds. I call these exceptional dogs simpatico dogs. Simpatico is a word that means like-minded, or compatible. Simpatico dogs come in all shapes and sizes, but what sets them apart is their sound health and temperament, and their desire to be with and communicate with their human family. And dogs that have these desirable qualities are generally rewarded by being able to participate extensively in the lives and activities of their human families.
So how can you maximize the chance that you will find a simpatico puppy when you make the decision to add a new canine member to your family? It is clear that good health and good temperament in dogs are, to a great degree, heritable. And although we may not all agree precisely on exactly what constitutes an "ideal temperament", we can all agree that too many dogs lose their lives, lose their homes, or are relegated to a lonely life isolated in a back yard away from their human pack members because they are aggressive, excessively fearful or anxious, or have other recognized health, behavior or temperament problems.
This website represents an attempt to create a yardstick that will identify and recognize those dedicated dog breeders who are work tirelessly and responsibly, for the love of their breed, to creating simpatico puppies for other dog lovers to cherish and enjoy. It is an attempt to provide a way for the dog-loving public to identify and obtain carefully bred puppies that have had a healthy and well-socialized start, and that have the potential to develop into exceptional companion dogs that will enrich the lives of their forever families. It is also an attempt to improve the lives of dogs--because puppies with good health, good temperaments, and good early socialization and training will develop into dogs that can participate more fully in their owners' lives and be treasured by them. This site is a work in progress. It will only become a useful tool if dog lovers everywhere take the time to contribute user-generated content about the dogs that they have lived with and loved. I believe we can create a network of information and education that will benefit responsible breeders, the dog-loving public, and companion dogs alike. In the spirit of working together to achieve this goal, I welcome the input, comments and suggestions of dog lovers everywhere in order to realize it.


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Help kids make sense of tsunamis
By Barbara Curtis
January 10, 2005 | WATERFORD, VA.
Perhaps it was the timing that made the Indian Ocean tsunami all the more staggering.
To wake up after a day of rejoicing, gifts, and way too much food to such terrible news from the other side of the globe was almost too much to bear.
Though the first casualty reports were in the low thousands, somehow I knew in the end there would be so many, many more. To think of the loss others were facing hurt my heart. Would you understand if I said I wanted it to hurt my children's hearts too?
I've always had this thing about not getting too comfortable, always felt compelled to teach my kids not to take our security and material blessings for granted.
For years, I've cut out National Geographic pictures of children all over the world - eager African children crowded in ramshackle classrooms, kids coming home from the market with bunches of fish on their heads, squatting on a dirt floor to shape tortillas with Mama, herding sheep with Papa. Like the ticker running at the bottom of the news channel screen, they hang at kids' eye level throughout our house, subliminal reminders that our American lifestyle isn't really the norm.
As a Montessori teacher, I was taught to do this - to introduce at an early age the diversity of the world through striking visual images. I was also trained to look at things through children's eyes. And so when a cataclysmic event occurs, my first thought is with them.
My advice for parents:
• Do all you can to make this a meaningful event for your children, and to manage the meaning in a way that will build their character, their compassion, and their willingness to sacrifice for those in need. Also remember that there may be fears pulling like an undertow beneath a sunny surface. Hold your children close; be ready to listen and to reassure.
• Watch the post-tsunami coverage with them, putting the images into words. Don't let your little ones be blindsided by glimpses of broken bodies and weeping parents on TV or in the paper. Without your intervention, these images can produce deep fears that children have no language to share.
• Show them on a globe where you live and where the tsunami struck.
• Teach them to give, but teach them in a way that involves real sacrifice on their part. Put a jar in the middle of the table - as a constant visual reminder - and fill it with change that would have gone to sweets or movie rentals or something currently taken for granted. Young children can comprehend the abstract only when we make it concrete. The sight of the jar, the sound of the change hitting the glass - these seem insignificant to us, but will shape memories for children of their first sacrificial giving.
• Above all, read to them or tell them the stories of survivors. These will instill a message of hope, reinforcing in your children the habit of turning in that direction when times are tough.
Look for stories of courage and selflessness. I was particularly struck by the tourists who, despite their own hardship or loss, rolled up their sleeves and pant legs and went to work wherever they could. At my house this led to an interesting family discussion - What would you do? How I hope my own children will grow up able to ease their grief by helping others!
Be sure to tell your kids the story of Tilly Smith, the 10-year-old British girl who, according to The Sun newspaper, saved her family and 100 others. She was on a beach of Phuket, Thailand, with her mother, father, and 7-year-old sister when the tide rushed out. While others gawked in bewilderment, Tilly - who'd had a science lesson on tsunamis two weeks earlier - warned that they were in danger. Because of her quick thinking, the beach was evacuated before the waves crashed, and no one on that beach was seriously injured or killed.
The lesson: Even a little person can make a big difference.
But I'm hoping for an even bigger lesson as we all absorb what has happened. Perhaps the good that may finally come of this terrible, terrible event is that none of us will ever again be able to stick our heads in the sand, ignoring the world beyond our small communities.
And our kids may grow up living locally, but thinking globally - and consistently making choices that show they care.
• Barbara Curtis a writer and mother of 12. Her fifth book, 'The Mommy Manual: Planting Roots to Give Your Child Wings,' will be published in April.
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Measurement of J/psi production in pp collisions at sqrt(s)=2.76 TeV
LHCb Collaboration; et al; Bernet, R; Müller, K; Steinkamp, O; Straumann, U; Vollhardt, A (2013). Measurement of J/psi production in pp collisions at sqrt(s)=2.76 TeV. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2013:41.
The production of J/ψ mesons is studied with the LHCb detector using data from pp collisions at s√=2.76 TeV corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 71 nb−1. The differential cross-section for inclusive J/ψ production is measured as a function of its transverse momentum p T. The cross-section in the fiducial region 0 < p T < 12 GeV/c and rapidity 2.0 < y < 4.5 is measured to be 5.6 ± 0.1 (stat) ± 0.4 (syst) μb, with the assumption of unpolarised J/ψ production. The fraction of J/ψ production from b-hadron decays is measured to be (7.1 ± 0.6 (stat) ± 0.7 (syst))%.
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Q: Remove items from combo box lwuit? How to remove all items or a single item from a combo box in LWUIT ?
Is there any functions like removeall() ?

A: Use getModel().removeItem(index) and remove the item's from ComboBox. See the sample code,
ComboBox c = new ComboBox(vector); // you can use ListModel or String[] instead of vector

// for remove single item in combobox
c.getModel().removeItem(index); // pass the removable index number

If you want to remove all item means set the empty ListModel on combobox.setModel(model) or pass the empty Vector on ComboBox constructor.

A: Deleting the all the items from combobox in lwuit,sample code given below:
ListModel listModel=dayCombo.getModel();

int size_of_previous_day=listModel.getSize();
for(int i=0;i<size_of_previous_day;i++)
    listModel.removeItem(0);
dayCombo.setModel(listModel);

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stars, squinting to see the first ones appear.
into this rapid playing silent movie a lifetime ago.
forward to this new, strange life away from home.
time opening into a chasm of separation.
my womb – one where they slowly move away from me.
book – adventures found in her imagination.
realizing that I have such limited time.
And how am I using that time?
checklists that I unwittingly am saying no to them.
memories can we create in one week?


His name is revered and respected like folklore in the British Hip Hop community for being one of the early pioneering DJ's of its Hip Hop scene, shaping and cultivating the community through the element of djing. DJ Pogo's name is synonymous with the UK hip hop scene, charging the way with his unique form of break – beat djing which eventually led him to win the 1997 UK DMC competition, place him 2nd in the European ITF finals and 3rd in the 1999 UK DMC Team completion, with his En4Cers crew.
His history in the industry runs deep as he has worked with and toured alongside some of the most epic artists in the game. From touring with Gangstarr and KRS-One as tour DJ to production credits with Monie Love and De La Soul, DJ Pogo is, himself an element of Hip Hop. His career has been crafted from the school of hard knocks, as he climbed the ladder from club dj in London to working his fader off to hold court as one of the country's greatest exports, touring the world and spinning in countries and cities as far and wide as the imagination holds. As the creator of the globally successful "Block Party Breaks" CD compilations, one thing remains steadfastly true about DJ Pogo – his reality and sense of self have never fallen prey to the fame and titles bestowed on an enviable DJ career, instead focussing on supporting and helping those new dj's on the come up, eventually placing him in the tutorial role he was born to do.
Pogo is a far way away from his hometown of London, calling the exotic surrounds of Sao Paulo, Brazil home now. As he heads up the DMC DJ School headquarters in this tourist mecca, Pogo is far from gone and forgotten. His travel is frequent but not as ardent as before due to his focus on running the DMC Brazil HQ and fatherhood duties, Pogo is as in demand as always. His recent show alongside the founder of Hip Hop himself DJ Kool Herc is a true testament to the honour, respect and love he garners from fans and peers alike. DJ Pogo has always been a mentor and a great inspiration to me on my DJ journey as no doubt his genius and wisdom will continue to inspire the many up and coming spin doctors in his wake! This is our conversation …….
In the 12 or so years I have known you Pogo I believe this is my first interview with you ….talk about a privilege ;o) How are you brother? What's new with you?
I am really fine, doing well in Brazil.
You are now based in Rio, Brazil but still touch base in your hometown of London often …..what's the DJ community like in Rio and what is your role in that amazing city?
I live in Sao Paulo city and it is a big and great city, there are so many clubs and bars, and the city is so big that there is always a new place you can play and bless people with your sound. I run the DMC in Brazil as well as teach. So there is lot's to do out here.
You have been a pioneer in the DJ game for well over 2 decades, holding court as one of the original and best Break Beat DJ's in not only the UK but the world. As an Executioners DJ to supporting tour DJ for some of hip hops biggest names…. Pogo you have seen and done it all! How would best describe what your DJ journey has been like and where has it placed you all these years later?
I think I have been blessed to meet so many nice people and travelled to some wonderful countries. I don't think I could have dreamed of it being any better. One thing that I can say is that through music you can touch millions of people without saying a word and that is a special kind of power to have and inspire others.
Your thoughts on the how art of djing has changed and evolved since its inception and has it been for the benefit or detriment to its art form?
The Dj has changed so much now there are some who have good morals and some that don't, there are some who are every good at their craft and there are some who are not. As far as being a DJ I think you should be yourself and do you and if people like you that's cool, if they don't then they don't ,but just dont try to be someone or something you're not as the audience will follow you and your right or wrong teachings.
Which brings me to the audience, they just come to be entertained, so it doesn't matter what format you play on as long as you deliver the goods. If it's a rare funk party then you would be expected to turn up with the rare funk originals, if it's a scratch show case you would be expected to turn up with your own skills to keep the audience happy. At the end of the day as Dj's we are all in the happy business and they means to please and move the crowd… nuff said!
What are your thoughts on Hip Hop today and how has this genre changed in its message and artistry and especially the role of the DJ? Do you think the role is still a pivotal one or has it lost its cool?
This is another good and difficult question to answer but here goes. Hip Hop is a word that I think a lot of people use as a pass to do other things that have nothing to do with the culture, first you see a lot of rappers (not MC's) saying 'I am a Hip Hop artist' but they do nothing for the culture. I say rappers as they seem to be the ones who are called hip hop artists by the media and if you know about the culture you would know that rapping is just one of the elements. But it's not just rappers its Dj's who are pimping the art form and even dancers. And not forgetting some promoters who are not helping by booking weak artists who are not ready to or can't rock a stage.
There are so many things wrong that it is stifling the things that are good, and the good people who help and support the culture suffer. As for DJ's, there are still some good Dj's out there, but there are a lot of bad ones, I mean real lot of bad DJ's. It's not just in Hip Hop it is Dj's in general. Most of them don't learn their craft well enough to perform so they have pre-recorded sets and worked out mixes or they just copy the next dude. A DJ IS SUPPOSE TO TEACH THE AUDINCE AND INTRODUCE THEM TO NEW GOOD MUSIC. I am sorry but not enough DJ's do that. Don't take my word for it if you pick 20 Dj's from your country and compare them, you will see who is good. The best one's will stand out and you will remember things that have done at some point in time to musically touch you.
You have toured the world as a DJ and support DJ for countless artists and seen things most of us will probably never encounter. Out of everything you have experienced can you perhaps narrow down your top 3 favourite places to play in and the artists / tours you really got the biggest kick out in your career thus far?
Wow very hard to choose, what I will do is choose a few that I find my self-thinking about a lot. 1. Touring with Cutmaster Swift the 1988 DMC World champion as we came up together and we are real close like brothers. We shared so many great times together that I will never ever forget them.
2. Doing the Gang Starr tour of Europe with MC Mello and Jonzi D. that tour should have been a movie so much drama happened on that tour and rap moments it was crazy. You had the Perverted Monks and Jeru on that tour too so nuff said about that.
3. Touring with Courtney Pine as I got to meet so many jazz greats that I thought I would never get to meet and chill with and C.P's Band were so cool it was like touring with your family and sharing great moments with them.
The music / artists that inspire DJ Pogo and why?
Sorry to many to name it is impossible. It's not just music that inspires me it could be any life moment that moves me and then you have to express what you feel, some do this by writing or singing I do it through Djing. I say to people all the time you can put a song to every major event that has happened to you in your life, I try to always do this when I play for the crowd.
What are the projects you are working on right now? Any more DJ tours and travel coming up on your agenda soon?
A lot of people don't know but I have been also teaching since 1997 so I have been doing this in Brazil. I have just started producing tracks again after fitting out my studio out here. Brazil is a very big country so traveling round djing takes up lots of my time. I am planning a small tour round Europe and in Dec.
The greatest piece of advice you could give an upcoming DJ that wants to make this choice a career path? The highs and lows and ultimate pitfalls?
For any person that wants to be a DJ ask yourself first do you love it? If the answer is yes then treat it like so. Make sure you know your craft from the foundation up, make sure you know everything about the history as this will give you self-confidence and help you when you hit a mine block. And make sure you bring out your own personality in your Djing as that will separate you from the other Dj's and is the difference between a good DJ and a great DJ.
Your greatest motivation in this life?
That's easy my friends, family, and love of Djing!


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Brian Berry, Chief Executive of the FMB, said: "Construction workers across the country will now be taking a collective sigh of relief knowing they will now be protected in the same way that employees will be if they lose work due to COVID-19. I am delighted that the Chancellor has heeded our calls to be generous with his offer to the self-employed, who make up almost 40% of those working in the construction industry. Building companies will now also be able to close sites to protect workers and public health without having to worry about the losses faced by self-employed workers on those sites. We now urge the Treasury and HMRC to ensure that all support packages are up and running as soon as physically possible."
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Die Toppserien 2007 war die 21. Saison der höchsten Frauenfußballliga in Norwegen. Die Saison begann am 21. April 2007 und endete mit dem letzten Spieltag am 3. November 2007. Meister wurde Røa IL aus Oslo. Für Røa war es der zweite Meistertitel. Absteigen mussten Sandviken IL und Grand Bodø IK. Dafür stiegen Fart FL und Larvik FK auf. Torschützenkönigin wurde Melissa Wiik von Asker FK mit 22 erzielten Toren.

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Q: Generating file with ajax and allow user to download it? I have very similar problem as this: Allowing users to download files - ASP.NET , but in my case I am generating xlsx file with ajax, and on ajax-called aspx page I am using:
Response.Clear();
Response.ContentType = "application/octet-stream";
string filename = User.Identity.Name + "_Report.xlsx";
Response.AddHeader("Content-Disposition", "attachment; filename=\"" + filename + "\"");
Response.WriteFile(AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory + "Reports\\" + filename);
Response.End();

When this file is generated, control is returned to ajax calling page and from there I wan't to show save file dialog based on this ajax response and allow user to download this generated file. I don't want to save file on disk with ajax called page and then redirect ajax calling page to that file, because of popup blocker in IE. I am using jquery for ajax calls:
$.ajax({
    type:"POST",
    url: "AjaxReport.aspx",
    data:dataString,
    success: function(data) {
        //don't want to use this
        // $('#RedirectIFrame').attr('src','Reports/Report.xlsx?cache='+Math.random());
        //want to use data variable containing ajax response (bytes of Report file) showing
        //save dialog to download this file from browser
    }
});

How to do this?

A: Currently JavaScript can't access to the user's file system, meaning you can't prompt users to save a file coming from a network stream.
In other words. You'll need to do that redirect and write your file stream to the HTTP response and let the user decide what to do :)


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